blow out

Meanings

1. To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas.
2. To destroy or degrade (something) quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely; for example, to deflate (a tire) by puncturing it, to burn out a light bulb by overcurrent, or to injure a bodily joint.
3. To be destroyed or degraded quickly, especially inadvertently and prematurely.
4. In a sporting contest, to dominate and defeat an opposing team, especially by a large scoring margin.
5. To exhaust; to physically tire.
6. To force open or out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
7. To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or vapour.
8. To talk violently or abusively.
9. To sing out, sing out loud.
10. To spend a lot of money; to splurge.

Etymology

From Middle English blow out, blowe out, dissimilated forms of earlier Middle English outblowen, ut-blawen (> English outblow), equivalent to blow + out. Compare West Frisian útblaze (“to blow out”), Dutch uitblazen (“to blow out”), German ausblähen and ausblasen (“to blow out”), Danish blæse ud (“to blow out”), Swedish blåsa ut (“to blow out”).